Nova, a fierce Native American teen engineer in the floating city of Asterion, must outmaneuver deadly rival Houses across her planet and beyond to unite a fractured world—because if she fails, hope and unity will be annihilated forever.

SYNOPSIS:

The Lightsmith of Asterion: In the far future, the floating city of Asterion drifts among the stars—a fractured world where ancient Houses wield light as both weapon and lifeblood. Nova, a fierce Native American teen engineer and the last heir to a lost royal line, possesses the rare power to forge starlight into tangible forms. Her unique gift is the only force holding Asterion’s delicate balance together, mending the creeping decay that threatens to plunge the city and its people into darkness.

Awakened by a rare celestial event, Nova must navigate deadly rivalries between the Houses, each armed with their own dazzling light-forged weaponry and ancient grudges. As the flow of starlight wanes and the city teeters on the brink of collapse, Nova’s mastery of light forging becomes the last hope for unity and survival.

By her side is Solis, a luminous hawk forged from light and metal, and Rian, her steadfast best friend and fellow Lightbearer, whose loyalty and secret love anchor her amid chaos. But Nova’s heart is torn by a forbidden connection to Kylen, a mysterious Shadowforger from a rival realm whose dark powers threaten to unravel everything she fights to protect.

As external threats from the Ember Dominion, the Veil of Whispers, and the Iron Expanse close in, Nova must outwit enemies both within and beyond Asterion. Her journey is a race against time to unite the warring Houses, restore the flow of starlight, and prevent annihilation. If she fails, hope and unity will be lost forever—along with the luminous legacy she was born to protect.